The Arkansas Tech baseball team returned home for the first time in more than three weeks Tuesday and closed the nonconference portion of its 2007 schedule with a 6-5 win over the University of the Ozarks.

Tech, who improved 20-26-1 overall on the season, won the game behind six innings of no-hit ball by junior hurler Zach Weiss and a two-run homer by junior catcher David Gaines in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Wonder Boys, who loaded the bases with no outs in the second inning, before failing to score any runs, got on the scoreboard in the third inning thanks to a run-scoring double by sophomore designated hitter Josh Govan and then added a second run on an RBI single through the right side by senior rightfielder Dario Colovic.

Ozarks used a walk, passed ball and a throwing error by Tech sophomore shortstop Tony Sanchez in the fourth inning.

Tech's lead grew to 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth on RBI singles by Sanchez and sophomore second baseman Josh Holloway off of Ozarks starting pitcher Bruce Cameron.

In the fifth inning, Tech increased its lead to 6-1 with a two-out, two-run homer by Gaines that cleared the top of the scoreboard in left centerfield.

Weiss, who entered the seventh inning having retired 20 of the first 22 Ozarks hitters, lost his bid for a no-hitter on Todd Koch's one-out single up the middle. Following Koch's single, Weiss forced Scott Dietz to line out and got out of the inning by inducing Cory Briggs to hit into a fielder's choice.

For the game, Weiss (4-5 on the season) tossed seven innings and allowed just one hit and one unearned run, while striking out four and walking two.

The Eagles made things interesting in the top of the eighth inning as they recorded three hits and took advantage of an error by Sanchez to score four runs off of junior reliever Blake Bailey. Redshirt freshman Josh Floriani relieved Bailey with one out in the inning, but he allowed the Eagles to score three runs on a single, an error and a sacrifice fly.

Floriani, who collected his fourth save of the season, pitched 12/3 innings and allowed two hits and struck out two.

Cameron, who fell to 2-2 on the season, took the loss for the Eagles as he tossed 42/3 innings and allowed 10 hits and six runs, while striking out four and walking two.

Colovic and Gaines each recorded two hits to pace Tech's 10-hit attack. Gaines drove in two runs and also scored twice in the contest that a little more than two hours long.

Logan Kizer paced Ozarks with two hits, while John Glenn scored two runs in the Eagles loss.

The Wonder Boys return to Gulf South Conference action this weekend when they welcome No. 16-ranked Delta State to Tech Field for an important three-game series. The teams will open the series with a doubleheader at 2 p.m Saturday and will conclude the series with a nine inning game at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Ozarks closes out its regular season Friday and Saturday as the Eagles travel to Clinton, Miss., to face Mississippi College. Ozarks will play a single game at 6 p.m. Friday and conclude the series at 1 p.m. Saturday with a doubleheader.